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Here are some day-after photos of units on the scene through the next day at 6308 S. Halsted in Chicago following the 3-11 alarm fire.

Chicago FD reserve 85' Snorkel

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Chicago FD Turret Wagon 676

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

fire trucks at fire scene

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Chicago FD Turret Wagon 676

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Chicago FD Turret Wagon 676

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

These images are from a 3-11 Alarm fire at 1974 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago on August 15, 2001. This was perhaps the first fire that I shot using a digital camera.

Chicago FD Snorkel

Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago FD E-ONE fire engine

Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago FD Snorkels

Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago FD Snorkel

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

A Still & Box Alarm at 321 S. Sacramento, July 9th

fireman to roof of smokey building on fire

Steve Redick photo

firemen ventilate roof of house

Steve Redick photo

fireman pulls hose from engine

Steve Redick photo

ladder truck to roof of fire building

Steve Redick photo

firemen prepare hose fitting

Steve Redick photo

heavy smoke from building fire

Steve Redick photo

Chicago Spartan fire engine

Steve Redick photo

fireman with hose line at house fire

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Spartan fire engine

Steve Redick photo

Early last week I made a quick “photo run by” at the box at Thomas and Central Park in Chicago. It was a red ‘X’ building, the site of previous fires.  All defensive, mainly done when I arrived. Nice lighting conditions … a real rarity…

Steve Redick

Red X building in Chicago

Steve Redick photo

Red X building in Chicago

Steve Redick photo

Red X building in Chicago

Steve Redick photo

Red X building in Chicago

Steve Redick photo

Red X building in Chicago

Steve Redick photo

Red X building in Chicago

Chicago firefighters fight fire in a Red X building. Steve Redick photo

Digging through more archives, I found some of my first digital shots of this 3-11 alarm at 638 N. Milwaukee on 6/14/2003. At 03:28 Engine 14 and Truck 19 were stilled out for a fire at Milwaukee and Grand. They found a 1 1/2 story warehouse with heavy smoke and fire venting and exposure to a 4-story brick, 150X100, mixed occupancy with a restaurant supply on the 1st floor and apartments above. Exposure #3 was a newly built row of townhouses. They would eventually use 3 TLs, 3 ladder pipes, 1 Snorkel, 6 multi-versals, and 10 hand lines to bring the fire under control at 06:04 hours.  

John Tulipano

photo of an apartment building fire

John Tulipano photo

photo of an apartment building fire

John Tulipano photo

Chicago Spartan fire engine

John Tulipano photo

Chicago fire scene

John Tulipano photo

More images are at  http://tulipano-firephotos.smugmug.com/Other-1/6142003-Chicago-3-11-Alarm-538/i-WTZQ6xt

The following is a synopsis of Chicago’s 3-11 at 36th and Homan on Monday, April 28th.  The building was a Red-X which, for those who are not from Chicago, means that the building has been deemed structurally unsound and potentially too dangerous for interior operations.  I live only 2 miles from this incident and left the moment it was dispatched.  Traffic was almost at gridlock as people stopped in the middle of the Stevenson Expressway to gawk.

The fire building ran adjacent to the expressway and was only about 100 yards off the roadway.  This building appeared to be divided into three sections, each separated by a fire wall.  The main body of fire was in the center section so even though the building was a good 200+ feet long, the section that was involved wasn’t that large.  Some fire did appear to get into the front section but never advanced very far.  When I passed on the Stevenson, there was heavy fire blowing out all of the second story windows in that middle section.  By the time I parked and found my way back to the building, the truss roof had already burned through and most of the fire and smoke had diminished.

There were two access points to this incident.  One was off of 36th and Kedzie and the image of Engine 23 heading back towards the fire building gives you an idea of the lead out here.  It was about 450 yards from where Engine 99 hooked up to the hydrant at that corner.  The other access point was at the dead end off Homan at 37th Place.  Engine 34 had hose stretched across the railroad tracks and both Engines 38 and 39 were pumping from hydrants in the neighborhood south of the fire building.

I spent most of my time on the north side along the expressway where companies operated from an interior yard.  Tower Ladder 54 had their aerial up fairly early as they were positioned in front of the building.  Squad 1’s Snorkel was brought into the west part of the yard and had to wait for hose to be stretched before they could go to work.  Eventually 6-7-6 was brought into the yard as well and after several lengths of hose were stretched, it went to work for the first time on a Chicago structure fire.

Companies went in-line to the east of the incident with Engines 88, 99, 107, 109, 23, 123, and 65 all pumping.  There was also a Level I Hazmat with this incident.  Many companies worked throughout the night and did not leave the scene until daylight broke on Tuesday.

Eric Haak

firemen hook up hard suction hose

Eric Haak photo

fire engine at fire scene

Eric Haak photo

firemen use multi-versal at fire seen

Eric Haak photo

Chicago FD Snorkel at fire scene

Eric Haak photo

firemen carrying large diameter hose LDH

Eric Haak photo

Chicago FD Snorkel at fire scene

Eric Haak photo

Chicago FD turret wagon

Eric Haak photo

Chicago FD light wagon

Eric Haak photo

Chicago Spartan fire engine

Eric Haak photo